Wednesday, June 14, 2017

The state of "fact-checking"

The Washington Post "fact-checks" President Trump's claim that "we built the Golden Gate Bridge in four years and the Hoover Dam in five" by admitting that yes, these projects were indeed built in that time frame, but because people had been planning it for years before, that the claim was false. In other words, they redefined President Trump's claim to declare the redefined claim false.